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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178485 | Steam generator that includes a feedwater delivery device The steam generator includes a feedwater delivery device at an upper axial end of an annular space between an outer shell and a bundle wrapper of the steam generator. The feedwater, delivery device includes a header (11) having a shell of toroidal general sha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6810835 | Moisture separator, and vapor generator A moisture separator 100 includes a plurality of flat frame plates 102 disposed parallel to each other to define a plurality of zigzag passages 101 between the frame plates 102, side walls facing the upstream side of the passages 101 | 11/02/2004 |
| 6681722 | Floored impact-type solids separator using downward expanding separator elements A collection element arrangement is provided having sleeve attachments near their lowermost ends which simulate a continuous sloping surface, or floor. The sleeve attachments upper surfaces forming the floor permit collected solids to flow down the slopin... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6235235 | System for extracting sodium metal from sodium hydroxide and a reductant of natural gas An apparatus and system for its use for a continuous production on an alkali metal, preferably sodium metal, by a reduction of the metal hydroxide with methane or natural gas as a reductant. The invention is preferably utilized with sodium hydroxide as is... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6095095 | Circulating fluidized bed reactor with floored internal primary particle separator A CFB reactor or combustor having an impact type primary particle separator collects solids particles from a flow of flue gas/solids and returns the collected particles along an inclined or substantially horizontal planar floor to a bottom portion of the ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5983842 | Vertical evaporator A vertical evaporator has an inner tube containing a heat exchanger for heating water and an outer tube which is coaxial with and surrounds the inner tube, forming a sealed system and leaving a peripheral space between the two tubes. The inner tube has bo... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5816496 | Gas fired humidifier A compact fuel fired steam generating type humidifier. The apparatus uses a gaseous fuel as the prime source of heat to generate steam used to humidify air in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings. The humidifier may be a stand alone ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5727505 | Apparatus for separating water and steam An apparatus for separating water and steam in a water-steam mixture includes two collectors being disposed horizontally at different heights and being connected together by a connecting pipe. In addition to the connecting pipe, the first collector situat... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5687675 | Device for vaporizing the diphasic mixture of a cooling circuit during a depressurizing procedure Vaporizing device connected to a cooling circuit. In particular, it includes a receptacle (28) traversed by heat exchange tubes (26) which unite two pipes connected to a hot branch (3) and a cold branch (4) of the circuit. A vapor reject pipe (10) is open... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5626102 | Heat recovery system for a boiler and a boiler provided therewith A heat recovery system for a boiler has a tank separator connectable to a boiler and receiving a liquid from the boiler as well as separating the liquid into a blow down liquid and a flush vapor, a heat exchanger having an upstream portion and a downstrea... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5566647 | Steam generator equipped with a device for trapping migrating bodies A device for trapping migrating bodies in nuclear power station steam generators or boilers is provided to prevent them from jamming between the generator tubes. The device, in the form of a grating or grid, is placed above a horizontal plate to which are... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564370 | Steam generator with detachable cyclone separators Recirculation-type steam generator ensuring heat transfer between a fluid circulating in a primary circuit and a fluid circulating in a secondary circuit, constituted by a pressure envelope containing a vaporization enclosure having a roof and covering a ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5362228 | Apparatus for preheating a flow of gas in an installation for chemical vapor infiltration, and a densification method using the apparatus The gas is preheated by means of at least one screen disposed transversely relative to the flow of gas penetrating into the enclosure. The screen is provided with passages for the flow of gas and is fixed inside a peripheral wall to define a channel to en... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5350011 | Device and method for thermally insulating a structure to prevent thermal shock therein Device and method for thermally insulating a structure to prevent thermal shock therein, which structure may be a feedwater inlet nozzle of the kind typically found on nuclear steam generators. The device comprises a sleeve extending into the bore of the ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5329886 | Steam generator This patent discloses a secondary fluid supply system for a steam generator used in nuclear reactor power plants. The secondary fluid supply system comprises a secondary fluid (feedwater) inlet nozzle near the base of the steam generator shell, a feedwate... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5307802 | High efficiency steam generator A steam generator having two vaporization chambers filled with molten metal salts for sequential flash evaporation of preheated atomized water through multiple vaporization tubes in said respective chambers. The molten metal salts are heated by secondary ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5259341 | Hydro injection steam generator A hydro injection system for generating steam from the heat exchanged between a stream of hot combustion gases and a countercurrent flow of warm water sprays which contact hot tubes transporting the hot combustion gases is disclosed. The system comprises ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5213065 | Steam generator feedwater distribution system A steam generator comprises a distribution means, positioned between the shell and the wrapper in the annular downcomer region of the steam generator, for uniformly mixing the colder feedwater with the warmer recirculating water in the downcomer region of... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5061304 | Steam processing apparatus and method A steam processing apparatus and method in which a plurality of separators are disposed along the length of a cylindrical drum having inlet means for receiving a mixture of liquid and vapor and outlet means for discharging the separated liquid and vapor. ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4905630 | Method and apparatus for renewing a vertically disposed steam generator, in particular in nuclear power plants A vertically disposed steam generator includes a pressure vessel containing: a tube plate, chambers, a bundle of U-shaped bent heating tubes with supporting anchors, a steam trap above the heating tubes, and tubes for a secondary medium discharging into t... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4827877 | Heat recovery system utilizing non-azeotropic medium A heat recovery system including a closed working fluid loop constituted by connecting an evaporating apparatus supplied with warm waste water, a steam turbine having an output shaft to be coupled to the load, and a condensing apparatus supplied with cool... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4799538 | Device for condensing steam under pressure and its application to the cooling of a nuclear reactor after an incident Device for condensing steam under pressure consisting of a unit incorporating a storage vessel (6) containing cooling water, a distribution and heat exchange unit (15) fixed inside the storage vessel (6) and a water supply (30,31) for replacing the water ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4783204 | Apparatus and method for drying steam Both an apparatus and a method for maximizing the separation characteristics of a swirl vane steam-drying device is disclosed herein. Generally speaking, such swirl vane separators include a housing formed from a riser barrel which is concentrically dispo... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4779424 | Heat recovery system utilizing non-azeotropic medium A heat recovery system including a closed working fluid loop constituted by connecting an evaporating apparatus supplied with warm waste water, a steam turbine having an output shaft to be coupled to the load, and a condensing apparatus supplied with cool... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4769209 | Compact small pressurized water nuclear power plant A nuclear reactor steam generating plant having a pressurized water reactor with a single discharge line to a steam generator, with the primary coolant passing through the steam generator tubes divided into two streams in the channel head outlet section t... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4765398 | Vaporization of liquids Two immiscible liquids are vaporized in heat exchanger tubes in a manner such that each tube receives both liquids and neither liquid is completely vaporized in the tubes.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4762091 | Sludge trap with internal baffles for use in nuclear steam generator A sludge trap, or mud drum, for use in nuclear steam generators includes internal baffles defining multiple laminar flow paths having decreased vertical settling distances. The baffling arrangements take advantage of the diverging nature of circular geome... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4759313 | Ethylene oxide process improvement An improved ethylene oxide process whereby residual heat is recovered from the reactor coolant by generating steam. The improvement enables the plant to operate using an improved silver-based catalyst with lower optimum operating temperature than that of ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4753773 | Double tube steam generator A double tube modular coil steam generator is provided in which a multiplicity of inner tubes conducting water are individually surrounded by outer tubes containing liquid metal as a heat transfer agent. The double tubes form into coils, providing a large... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4730577 | Steam generator for thermal recovery system A system and method for producing steam for use in a thermal recovery process for crude oil. The system is particularly useful in combination with a cogeneration plant that produces high temperature process steam. The system uses a central steam drum-sepa... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4724799 | Steam generator in which the heat-carrying fluid is a liquid metal and the detection of leakages is carried out by sampling this liquid metal A steam generator in which the heat-carrying fluid is a liquid metal and the detection of leakages is carried out by sampling the liquid metal. The end of the steam generator through which the liquid metal enters comprises a tube plate (2), a thermal prot... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4721067 | Device for injecting a liquid into a tube and steam generator comprising this device Device for injecting a liquid into a tube and steam generator incorporating this device. The cannula has a divergent portion, means located on the bottom part of the cannula for centering the same and immobilizing it in translation relative to the tube, t... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4714055 | Water and steam separating device for drying moist steam The invention concerns a device for separating water and steam for the drying of a moist steam which has a rising current at the inlet of the device. The device comprises at least an assembly (8) comprising drying elements in a zone (12) in which a perfor... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4713098 | Tandem curved arm steam-water separator A steam-water separator in which a pair of risers are disposed in tandem within a shell member. The steam-water mixture to be separated is introduced into the lower riser where it is discharged through arcuate arms onto the inner wall of the shell to effe... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4706613 | Steam generator having an auxiliary recirculation path An improved steam generator having an auxiliary recirculation path in its secondary side is disclosed herein, as well as an improved method for mixing wet lay-up chemicals therein. The invention is particularly applicable to nuclear steam generators of th... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4697550 | Device for cooling a reactor A device for cooling a reactor positioned in a vessel. The vessel comprises a water space and a steam space. Cooling pipes that convey evaporating water extend through the reactor. The pipes communicate outside the reactor with the water space at the inta... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4683842 | Apparatus for drying wet steam and subsequently superheating the dried steam An apparatus for drying wet steam and subsequently superheating the dried steam. The apparatus includes a cylindrical tank, a separator that is disposed in the tank for receiving wet steam and removing water therefrom, and a superheater disposed in the ta... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4664069 | Removal of suspended sludge from nuclear steam generator A shell and tube heat exchanger (2) having a vertical dam (50) surrounding one of the steam-water separators (26a), so as to create a low flow velocity or quiescent area where solids will settle out. The dam encircles an area seven times greater than the ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4648354 | Steam generating apparatus having a feedwater header A steam generator has a pressure vessel containing a stack of exchange tubes and a feedwater header of ring shape connected to a feed water intake pipe passing through the wall of the vessel. A horitzontal section of the pipe contains at least one deflect... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4644906 | Double tube helical coil steam generator A double tube helical coil steam generator is provided in which a multiplicity of inner tubes conducting water are individually surrounded by outer tubes containing liquid metal as a heat transfer agent. The double tubes form into helical coils, providing... | 02/24/1987 |
